Children / FCC

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted rules governingtelevision stations' obligations to broadcast programmingresponsive to the educational and informational needs of children.The Federal Communications Commission also requires that televisionstations prepare quarterly children's television programmingreports. These reports outline television stations' responsivenessto the educational and informational needs of children. Thequarterly children's television programming reports of station SFL(WSFL-TV) are available for public inspection during normalbusiness hours at the SFL main studio located at 200 East Las OlasBlvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Information about the contents ofSFL's public file is available by the station at 954-627-7300.

Abouth Educational Programming

Anote to parents

SFL broadcasts the following Educational andInformational (E/I) shows for children.

The

Littles This series focuses on one particular family of

Littles - Grandpa, Mom and Dad, Dinky, and the two youngest: Tom

and Lucy. In their quest to become productive adults, the Littles

and their friend Henry face the same kinds of problems that young

children face every day - issues of friendship, jealousy,

honesty, prejudice, consideration for others, kindness,

responsibility, risk-taking ... and more. Each episode of the

Littles focuses on one such issue, presenting it in explicit,

concrete terms. And young, attractive characters with whom

children can identify carry out these actions, they serve as

excellent role models for young viewers. Younger and older

children, boys and girls, loners and social butterflies...all can

find a character with whom to identify and from whom to learn.

And last but far from least, the character of Grandpa, a wise,

experienced, older Little who clearly loves and cares for the

Little kids, functions as the kind of non-threatening,

non-didactic teacher to whom children respond. He frequently

articulates the lesson inherent in the action as he interacts

with and advises the Little children. He is the best kind of

teacher. The exciting adventures of the Littles and the suspense

generated by their frequent narrow escapes from Dr Hunter are

designed to capture and hold young viewers' attention. The

explicitness with which each lesson is articulated and role

models with whom children can identify are designed to ensure

that children note and understand the embedded pro-social content

as they derive delight from the action.Length of Programs: 30
minutes
Age of Target Audience: 5-9Liberty'sKids

Liberty's Kids nominated in 2003 for Outstanding Achievement
in Children's Programming by the Television Critics Awards

Walter Cronkite nominated in 2003 & 2004 for Outstanding
Performer in an Animated Series by the Daytime Emmy awards

Liberty's Kids was originally broadcasted on PBS. It has
reached millions of students to wide acclaim from teachers,
parents, scholars and the children themselves. The American
Revolutionary War is seen through the eyes of an American
teenaged lad, a young English lady, and a French boy, all 3 of
whom work as reporters for Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin
enlists the help of young people to record the happenings leading
up to and during the Revolution for his newspaper the
Pennsylvania Gazette. First, there is a James Hiller, a patriot
who tends to act before he thinks and is, at times, too quick a
judge in his search for American heroes. Next is Henri, a French
orphan whose only quest is for food. Lastly, a young woman named
Sarah Phillips joins the team; the daughter of an ex-English
general with strong views opposing slavery. Together, they travel
the colonies witnessing the sacrifices made for freedom.
Liberty's Kids is designed to enable viewers to
experience, in fresh and exciting ways, the extraordinary period
of 1773 to 1789 in American history, as the thirteen colonies,
led by a group of courageous and brilliant individuals fought for
freedom from Britain and established a new nation. It uses
powerful storytelling to address three primary educational
goals:

To introduce young people to an extensive cast of remarkable
historical figures, from Ben Franklin to Phillis Wheatley, and to
enable them to understand the incredible sacrifices these
individuals made to help found the United States.

To guide young people through the entire sequence of amazing
events that led to the creation of a new nation, from the homes
of ordinary Americans and the meeting halls from Virginia to
Massachusetts to the numerous battlefields in the colonies and
the royal courts of France and England.

To help young people understand the importance of key
philosophical, social and political issues at the heart of the
American Revolution by setting these issues in actual historical
contexts, by having individuals such as Jefferson and Paine
explain these issues and by seeing the impact of these issues on
the lives of ordinary citizens.

And to always to do so in ways that are age-appropriate for
our target audience. Length of Programs: 30 minutes
Age of Target Audience: 7-12Copyright 2008, SFL